Medical diagnostic device



Jan. 19, 1932. l.. J. B. GLUZEK MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE Filed June'v so, .1930 2 sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR f Q9 AMA? razaq BY i TTORNEYS Jan, 19, 1932. L 1l B, GLUZEK 1,842,323

MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE Filed Juhe 30, 1950 .A2 Sheets-Sheet 2y Z6 l ZZ 19 4I 'Il i A LORAND J. 1a.

Patented Jan; 19,1932

muws-TAT PATENT @FFICH GLUzEK, oF NEw YonmfN. Y.,;ns`s1GNonro,snNsann nnzeonaronins, ING., on NEW Yonx, N. Y., A coRronAfrroN or New venni MEDIGAI; nrneNosrrc DEVICE Application ledJune 30,

` This invention relates to medical ldiagnostic devices and has for its object an inexpensive, simpleandefficient device Ladapted Jtcserve asastandard meter ofpaing s j l r.Ehe device operates `onfthe known principle that 1pain .produced by. the application of .pressure-t onepart of the human body can be neutralized by the application of pres-` surfe to anadjacent partto thebody in sucha manner thatthesensationof pain ceases. By means of this instrument, pressure is applied to` a portion of the body oa` personunder examination and is increaseduntil the` person gives indication of experiencing pain, t after which pressure is appliedto an` adjacent `portion of the body Vuntil .the person` gives indication thatthe sensation ofpainhas ceased. Indications aretaken ofk the pres` suresrequired and arecompared with a pregg) determined standardfrom which deductions may be made. .By means ofthis devicesthe sensitiveness of an individual to pain may be determined. t Also, a comparison ofthe same individualssensitiveness to painlunder diff, ferent circumstances may be made. `The apparatus may also be used to compare the sensitiveness `of different individuals and to measure pain experienced by an individual as i well as todetermine where such pain is caused by actual change infsome part of or` has `a mentalcrigin.l Another use of. the "device is to measure` the effectiveness of analgesics (pain-killing drugs) in certain instances. Other uses of `the deviceV will suggest themselvesto physiciansandthose skilled in medicine.`

the body Other objects, novel features and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the` Afollowing specification and accompany-v ing drawings, wherein: y 1 V Fig. lis a plan view :partially in section of an einbodimentof; the invention; t

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1930. serial No. 464,181.

clampingmember 12 issupported-by the post 10. The clamping member 12 alsoV suppoigts a horizo'ijital .rod 13 which isghorizentally .adjustable in the clamp which in turn is vertically adjustable onthe post 10, a `wingniit lllfbeing1 provided for `tightening the clamp to hold the parts in anydesired -positien 4ef adjustment. verticalrod 15 is supported by the `horizontal rod 18 and is providedat its upper end with a screw thread 41:6. A bracket 17 is attached-,to the lower end of the `red 15 and supports a metal cylinder 18,'1provided with a cap Y19'1and containing an annular `member 20V attachedtto the lcylinder near its lower end.V t y A` hollow post' 21 iscallied by the annular member 20 and serves asa guide for the lower end of atubef22the upperjend of which is connectedto a bracket 23 .supported by a ljro` tatablesleeve 24 havin@ 'an interiorscrew thread` engaging with the screw thread 16. A screw threaded `sleeve .2.5 is` rotatably mounted on the tube 22 andihas one end pro` j ecting throughthel cap `19 anda linebn is i fiXed to such end of the sleeve. Thesleeveis also `providedifwith ashoulder` 27` and acollar 28` is interposed between the shoulder 27. and

the cap19. Vithin the `cylinderflS.isprovided a plate 29 havingan interiorlythreaded hubA 30,.-the threads 'of `thehub 30 and` the sleeve 25 being in mesh. t l

vRods .31 havingheads 32 extend through theplate 29`and their lower ends areL threaded into a plateBSl A; second cylinderll has its cuterfwa-ll in sliding contact` with the inner r.

wall ofthe cylinder 18 and itslbottomedge `surrounds and isfastened to the platetfand its upper` end surroundsthe plate 32. A spring l is interposed between `the plates. 32 and 33,andrtends to press them away from Yeach other. The plate is provided with an aperture large enough to receive the post 21 and also is provided with pins 36 which exx tend through apertures in the annular member 20 and carry a disk 37 attached to their lower ends, this disk being provided with an annulus 38 of sponge rubber or the like.

i `A plunger 40 is slidably 'mounted in the tube 22 and is provided at its upper end with a rod 41 extending l-above the upper end of the tube and vhaving a button 42. Between the `upper end of the plunger 40 and a vplug 43 rod 41 is provided a scale 46'. A verticalslot 47 is cut in the cylinder 18 and a scale 48 is provided on the said cylinder adjacent the edge of this slot. The inner cylinder 34 is provided with a registering slot 49 and a scale 50 is provided on the inner ,cylinder adjacent one edge of the slot. The plate 29 is equipped with an indicating mark 51. The

' tube 22 is provided on its exterior surface with a scale 63. The cylinder 18 may be provided with an enclosing cylinder 63a of celluloid or other transparent material, if desired.

In theuse of this device a persons leg, for example, is laid on the base 10 in the holder 1()a and the cylinder 18 is adjusted through themedium of the clamp 12 until its lower end is in close'proximity to the leg. The sleeve 24 is then rotated to move the tube 22 and plunger 40 downwardly. After the lower end of the lplunger 40 engages the arm it moves no further but the tube 22 moves downwardly,depressing the spring 44. The downward movement of the tube 22 is vcontinued until the person under examination indicates that pain is being experienced after which such movement is discontinued. The button 26' is then rotated to move the plate 29 downwardlyin the cylinder 18 and the plate 33 and inner cylinder 34 are correspondingly moved downwardly by reason of the spring 35. kThe sponge rubber ring 37 is thus brought into contact with the persons leg. Rotation of the button 36 and downward movement of the plate 29 and compression of the spring 435 is continued until the person indicates that `the force applied by the ring has neutralized Athe pain produced by the plunger 40. The extent of downward movement of the plunger 40 and the ring 37 may be read from the scales 63 and 48 respectively, and the forces applied by these members through their respective `springs may be read from the scales 46 and 50 respectively which are so calibrated asv to give direct reading of the forces applied. The various readings may be compared to predetermined scales and deductionsV made in accordance therewith. Also comparisons may bcmade between different readings obtained under different circumstances and with different individuals. Vhile it is preferable to make measurements of pain sensation with this device by applying pressure to a persons leg, the device may also be used in the measurement of pain sensation by applying pressure to a persons arm.

It is of course apparent that this device may be put to several different uses and that modifications may be made in the structure without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims. A

I claim:v

1. A diagnostic device of the character described vcomprising means for causing pain by applying pressure to a selected portion of the human body, means for applying a neutralizing force to an adjacent portion of the body, and means for measuring the neutralizing force.

2. A diagnostic device of the character described comprising means for forcing a member of small cross section into contact with a selected portion of the human body, means for forcing a member of larger cross section into contact with an adjacent portion of the human body, and means for measuring the force applied b v said second member.

3. A diagnostic device of the character described comprising means for forcing a stili' member of small cross-section into contact with a selected portion of the human body, means for pressing a member of larger cross section having a slightly yieldable contact surface in engagement with an adjacent portion of the body, and means for measuring the force applied by said second member.

4. Adiagnostic device of the character describedcomprising means for causing pain by applying pressure to a selected portion of the human body, means for applying a neutralizing force to an adjacent portion of the body, and means for measuring both of said forces.

5. A diagnostic device of the character described comprising a support, a pair of reciprocally mounted plungers adapted to engage selected portions of the human body, followers for said plungers reciprocally mounted on said support, springs interposed between said followers and said plungers, and means for determining the forces applied to said plungers by sai/d resilient means upon movement of said followers relative to said plungers.

6. A diagnostic device of the character dcscribed, comprising a plunger of small crosssection, an annular plunger surrounding said first plunger, vresilient means for l exerting force on each of said plungcrs, and'meanf for determining the force exerted by said resilient means on each of said plungers.

7. A diagnostic device ofthe character described comprising a circular plunger having i a central opening, a second plunger arranged Within said opening, a pairof move able members,'resilient members interposed respectively between said movable members and said plungers, `means for effecting movement of said movable members, and means for determining the force exerted by said 1o resilient means on said plungerswhen the movable members are advanced.

8. A diagnostic device of the character described comprising a plunger having a central opening, a second plunger arranged in said opening, a pair of movable members, springs interposed between said movable members and saidplungers, and means for determining the force exerted by said springs upon relative movement of said movable members and said plungers.

9. A diagnostic device of the character described comprising a plunger having a central opening, a second plunger arranged in said opening, a pair of reciprocable members,

springs interposed respectively between said reciprocable members and said plungers, and

i means for measuring the force exerted by said springs upon movement'of said reciprocable members toward said plungers.

v `10. A diagnostic device of the character described comprising a pair of reciprocable plungers, `a pair of reciprocable members in alignment with said plungers, springs interposed respectively between said reciprocable members and said plungers, and means for measuring the force exerted by said resilient means upon advancement of said members toward said plungers.,

\ 11. A diagnostic device of the character described comprising a pair of plungers, a

pair of movable members, springs interposed between said movable members and said plungers, means for actuating said movable members to force said plungers into contact with a selected portion of the human body,

and means for measuringthe force exerted by said springs upon said plungers.

12. A` diagnostic device of the character described comprising a hollow plunger, a second plunger' arranged within said first plunger, a pair of movable members, springs interposed between said members and said plungers, means for actuating said movable members to force said plungers into contact with selected portions of the human body, and means for measuring the force exerted by said springs on said plungers.

13. A diagnosticdevice of the character described comprisinga plunger of small cross section, an annular member surrounding said plunger and being of greater area than said plunger, means for sequentially forcing said plunger and annular member into contact 85 with adjacent portions of the human body,

latter are held against movement while the 

